Maple Licensing Information
Maple is a computer algebra system with numerical and graphical capabilities. It features a built-in programming language including libraries for number theory, group theory, linear algebra, statistics, etc.
License Terms for Faculty and Staff
- Indiana University faculty and staff may install Maple on university-owned computers, and on other computers used in support of their IU administrative, research, and teaching activities.
- Faculty and staff Maple licenses are available only on an annual basis. This annual lease includes any upgrades put out by the vendor as well as program maintenance.
- For faculty and staff, installation must be done by a UITS representative and is included in the price of the package. UITS retains the program disks; however, a UITS representative will return for installation service as needed. Service fees may be assessed, depending upon the services provided. UITS cannot make house calls off-campus. If you want Maple installed on a personally-owned computer located off campus, you must bring it to campus for the installation.
- No manuals are supplied with the lease. Please contact the Stat/Math Center for information on getting manuals.
Maple Student Edition
- Maple is now available to students of Indiana University for home use. Any currently enrolled Indiana University student may purchase this software. Faculty and staff are not eligible for this program.
- There is no functional difference between the student and professional editions of Maple.
- The software may be installed under Windows, Macintosh, or Linux Systems.
- This is an annual license and an annual fee is $25; it expires one year from activation.
- Students can pick up CDs from the Stat/Math Center and IU bookstores at regional campuses (how to buy).
System Requirements
| Package | OS version | Chip | RAM | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple for Linux 32-bit | Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 10.10 Red Hat 5 update 5, 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3, 11 SP1 |
Intel Pentium III 650 MHz or equivalent |
2 GB |
2 GB |
| Maple for Linux 64-bit | Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 10.10 Red Hat 5 update 5, 6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3, 11 SP1 |
Intel 64 or AMD X86_64 |
2 GB |
2 GB |
| Maple for Mac OS X | Mac OS X 10.5,10.6 with Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0_18 or higher. |
2 GB |
2 GB |
|
| Maple for Solaris | Solaris 10 |
SPARC |
2 GB |
2 GB |
| Maple for Windows | Windows XP |
Intel Pentium III 650 MHz or equivalent |
2 GB |
2 GB |
Windows 2008 Server |
Single processor with 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) |
2 GB |
2 GB |
|
64-bit Windows |
AMD X86_64, 1 GHz, Intel Xeon, Intel 64 |
2 GB |
2 GB |
|
Vista |
Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent |
2 GB |
2 GB |
|
Windows 7 |
Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent |
2 GB |
2 GB |



